The Social and Economic Development Plan is the first five-year plan for the operationalisation of the Sustainable Development and Inclusive Growth Strategy (SDDCI, in French) Niger 2035 adopted by the Government on May 9, 2017. The Plan is based on the vision of the aforementioned strategy, through which Niger affirms its firm commitment to transformation at all levels and, above all, its desire to eradicate poverty and inequality.
The 2017-2021 PDES is also based on the orientations of the "Renaissance Program Act-2", articulated around eight priorities, namely (i) promoting cultural renaissance, (ii) continuing the consolidation of democratic institutions, (iii) ensure the security of people and property, (iv) guarantee access to water for all, (v) food and nutritional security through I3N, (vi) developing communication and energy infrastructures, (vii) developing the social sectors : education and health, (viii) promote youth employment.
The 2017-2021 PDES is also in line with international agendas (Agenda 2030 of the United Nations, Agenda 2063 of the African Union, ECOWAS Vision 2020) and is in line with the Government's 2016-2019 Economic Policy Paper, which served as the basis for the Economic and Financial Program agreed with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
